>C++ iterators are a big example of this problem. [...] but they have a lot of footguns. Bigger than coding in assembly? >when your ordinary programmers sho

>C++ iterators are a big example of this problem. [...] but they have a lot of footguns. Bigger than coding in assembly? >when your ordinary programmers shoot themselves in the foot Then don't hire non-name foot shooting programmers off the street. Hire versed engineers with background in programing for safety critical systems, then have them train the code monkey engineers on the right way to think and work. Like I said, skill issue, not language issue.